August 4, 2023 - Tennessee Register

A U.S. pilgrim waves the American flag as he waits for the arrival of Pope Francis for the welcome ceremony for Pope Francis during World Youth Day at Eduardo VII Park in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 3, 2023. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Pope Francis’ welcoming comments touch hearts of pilgrims

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A U.S. pilgrim waves the American flag as he waits for the arrival of Pope Francis for the welcome ceremony for Pope Francis during World Youth Day at Eduardo VII…

Pope Francis sits down to lunch with 10 World Youth Day pilgrims from different nations in the apostolic nunciature in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 4, 2023. Joining the pope and his young guests were Cardinal Manuel Clemente of Lisbon and Cardinal-designate Américo Aguiar, auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and the chief organizer of WYD 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope talks abortion, euthanasia at lunch with WYD pilgrims

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‘Be goalkeepers in life’

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Editorial: The seed that falls on good ground bears much fruit

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The formation of our youth in the faith is paramount for the future of the Church

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leaves after celebrating vespers with Portuguese bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers in the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Awaken the ‘weary’ Church by becoming ‘restless,’ pope says in Portugal

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‘Now is the God-given time of grace to sail boldly into the sea of evangelization and of mission’

Pope Francis is greeted by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at Figo Maduro Air Base in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. The pope began a five-day trip to Portugal to participate in World Youth Day. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

In Portugal for WYD, pope urges Europe to recover its ‘youthful heart’

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‘Where are you sailing, Europe and the West, with the discarding of the elderly, walls of barbed wire, massive numbers of deaths at sea, and empty cradles?’

St. Thomas Aquinas hailed for his contributions to Catholic thought

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‘He was the world’s flower and glory’

Shana Druffner officially begins role as inaugural principal of St. Michael Academy [Web Exclusive]

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‘I hope to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the people around me’

15-year-old Brazilian receives a World Youth Day dream come true

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‘I want to bring with me everything that I learn there and share it with my community’

A pedestrian bridge can be seen over the Tiber River in Rome Aug. 1, 2023. When Pope Sixtus IV proclaimed the Holy Year 1475, he ordered the construction of the Sistine Chapel and the "Ponte Sisto" bridge over the river to give pilgrims an additional way to get to St. Peter's Basilica. (CNS photo/Carol Glatz)